Dungeon of Pride, Laplace



A sentient item like that, even if anyone bought it unless they were destined with it they will never be able to use the item. Given all these cons, it was clear that it did him more harm than good.

As such, It was easier for Simon to give up on the item when he thought about it like that. That said, there was no reason he couldn't enjoy the fierce bidding for the item that would ensure next.

Simon sat back in his seat and lazily glanced at the auction below. Grimvul had deliberately given a long pause to make his words sink in. Seeing that everyone was hooked, he announced the start of the bid.

"25,000,000 DP" immediately a high offer was made. The voice came from the front rows where the lofty Demon Dukes sat with their subordinates.

Grimvul did not set a starting bid for the [Eye of Enigma], as such many Demon Nobles were interested and wanted to bid on it. However, the first bid itself raised the price sky high.

"26,000,000"…

"28,000,000"…

The subsequent bids made any demon nobles lower than a Marquess to dejectedly give up on the item.

"35,000,000" Soon enough, even the Demon Marquesses shook their heads in defeat. Finally when the price reached around [38,000,000] DP it was only the Demon Dukes competing over it.

"40,000,000"...

However, the demon dukes weren't the top dogs here. A voice sounded out from one of the VIP rooms. Immediately, the entire hall turned deathly silent followed by hurried murmurs and gossip.

All of the eyes on the floor below turned towards the VIP room that had just made the bid. Although they could not see the person because of the one way glass and the numerous arrays protecting the privacy of the person, they didn't have to guess to know who made the bid.

To have the qualification to sit inside a VIP room, who could it be other than a Demon Archduke?

The moment the Demon Archduke made the offer, the fierce bidding came to a halt. Many Demon Dukes who still had the funds and intention to continue bidding made a conflicted face before choosing to opt out.

Demon Archdukes were ancient beings with immeasurable powers, there was no benefit in antagonising a monster like that. Even though many Demon Dukes felt unwilling to lose out on such an item, they could give up in the end.

"45,000,000" except for one though.

Just when it seemed like nobody dared to bid against a Demon Archduke a voice suddenly interjected and made a new offer. The one who made the bid wasn't another Demon Archduke. That is to say, it did not come from the VIP floor.

Instead, it came from the hall, from one of the tables in the front row. The one to make the offer was a Demon Duke.

"50,000,000" The being on the VIP floor was unconcerned, their voice was languid as they made a higher bid.

"55,000,000" However, immediately afterwards the Demon Duke made a counteroffer.

"60,000,000"…

"65,000,000".

This went on for a while causing a commotion of sorts to erupt inside the auction hall. Every eyes present was glued to the two bidders. Of course, most of them were looking at the Demon Duke with a stupefied expression.

To dare to counter bid against a demon Archduke, they must be out of their mind.

The truth was also not far from what they believed, even the subordinates of that Demon Duke telling them that it was a bad idea. However, the Demon Duke bid regardless.

"Master bidding against a Demon Archduke, will only make things difficult for us"…

"Shut up, who told you to open your mouth? I know what I'm doing. Hmph, so what if they are a Demon Archduke? Aren't they just a recluse who have long stepped out of the dealings of the world?" the Demon Duke spoke.

Thanks to them directly raising the price of the item by [5,000,000] DP every time, no one else dared to bid. Seconds ticked by, every watching Demon Noble held their breaths waiting for a juicy drama to ensue.

However, when they saw no bid coming from that VIP room, all of them were disappointed.

"65,000,000 for the [Eye of Enigma], are there any higher bids? If not then… congratulation to this esteemed guest, you have definitely gotten your hands on a treasure… ShiShiShi" Grumvul stated with his deep guttural and the Eye of Enigma was sold to the Demon Duke.

"See I told you? They might be Demon Archdukes, but the long years of time have made them too indolent and apathetic. If they were serious about possessing this item, I wouldn't even have a chance".

"However, they weren't serious at all. I bet that Demon Archduke was thinking that it was too much of a pain and thus gave up even without trying" The Demon Duke spoke flashing a grin of victory.

Inside his VIP room, Simon was watching the drama unfold with his hands behind his head.

"65,000,000?!!  My goodness, with that amount I can create so many floors and fill them with all kinds of traps and monsters" he commented. His eyes went towards the Demon Duke in question, and they immediately became weird.

The reason for that was the appearance of that Demon Duke which was very odd to say the least and stood out like a sore thumb.

For this event, every demon noble made sure to dress up in a way that made them stand out. The higher the ranks of the demon the more extravagant and flashier you will find their clothes were.

Some wore proper ornate clothes, others ancient and some traditional. With so many demons attending the event, it was only natural to find a few with odd dressing sense. However, even amongst them, this demon duke was on a level of his own.

He had a heavy makeup on his face, a weird top knot like hairstyle and was donned in clothes that made one wonder what sort of fashion is that.

What made his already distorted fashion sense even weird was his figure. The demon duke was so fat that he was a like a ball. The seat he was sitting on was bent so out of shape that it made a sorry sight.

They stood out, but in a very weird way.

"Hm? Isn't that…" Simon's eyes shifted towards the two subordinates the demon duke brought with him. One of them seemed very familiar to him, in fact, he had encountered them not too long ago. He was the Demon Earl that was after the twins.

"So the master he was talking about was this Demon Duke" Simon narrowed his eyes. He did not have a very good impression of this demon duke who tried to buy his subordinates.

Tch… since looking at them made his mood sore, Simon tried to avoid them. Though things didn't seem to go the way he planned because the subsequent items that came up in the auction were all purchased by that Demon Duke.

He had completely and utterly become the centre of attention. Many demon nobles were shocked to see his vast wealth and were giving him a look of awe and fear.

However, Simon was looking at the Demon Duke as if he was the greatest idiot he had ever seen. The Eye of Enigma was one thing, but the next set of items that the fatty bought after it were all garbage.

They were scams that Grimvul had prepared to squeeze the DP out from those stupid and ignorant demon nobles who were too drunk on their powers.

This demon duke fell in that category as they only relied on their analysis skills and believed whatever lies that were fed to them by Grimvul. He bought all those fakes for a hefty sum of DP no less.

The term ignorant and dunce truly fit this person. And as if to further prove to the world that this was not the true height of his stupidity, he also bid for the item that came up next.

"The next item to appear, is truly one of its kind and it was only through sheer luck that I stumbled upon it. Presenting to you all, the Glutinous Glucose of the World Devouring Slime".

"This viscous green coloured liquid is a [S] rank item that was extracted from the monster, World Devouring Slime. When ingested or consumed it grants its user the ability to devour and assimilate the properties of any organic matter they come into contact with".

"Be it flora, fauna or even mystical beings, those that consume this Glutinous Glucose of the World Devouring Slime, can absorb the very essence and attribute of their prey. Not only that, upon consumption this thing also increases the user's physical attributes and sharpens their reflexes. The esteemed guests can see for themselves that this merchant is not lying"

Grimvul announced. A container containing a viscous greenish liquid appeared on the platform.

"What was that about not lying? Glutinous Glucose of the World Eating Slime my ass" Simon commented lightly from inside his VIP room.

The thing that was being auctioned was the puke he had seen in the exhibition. The merchant was really auctioning it. What's more, he had even given it such a grand name.

Hearing his great sales pitch, even Simon got interested in it for a second. However, when he saw the thing he immediately came to his senses.